2016 Independent Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Adams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 38 | 305 | 8.03 | 2 | 12.67 | 101.67 |
| 2 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | SR | RB | 1 | 24 | 169 | 7.04 | 2 | 24.00 | 169.00 |
| 3 | Andy Davidson | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 22 | 121 | 5.50 | 2 | 22.00 | 121.00 |
| 4 | DeShone Kizer | Notre Dame | JR | QB | 3 | 38 | 115 | 3.03 | 2 | 12.67 | 38.33 |
| 5 | Taysom Hill | BYU | SR | QB | 1 | 13 | 101 | 7.77 | 0 | 13.00 | 101.00 |
| 6 | Tarean Folston | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 3 | 19 | 84 | 4.42 | 0 | 6.33 | 28.00 |
| 7 | Marquis Young | U Mass | SO | RB | 1 | 19 | 59 | 3.11 | 0 | 19.00 | 59.00 |
| 8 | Jordan Asberry | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 53 | 10.60 | 0 | 5.00 | 53.00 |
| 9 | Darnell Woolfolk | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 12.00 | 50.00 |
| 9 | Ahmad Bradshaw | Army | JR | QB | 1 | 16 | 50 | 3.13 | 1 | 16.00 | 50.00 |
| 11 | Tyler Campbell | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 1 | 4.00 | 27.00 |
| 12 | Christian Drake | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 24.00 |
| 13 | Dexter Williams | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 1.67 | 3.00 |
| 14 | C.J. Sanders | Notre Dame | SO | WR | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 0.67 | 2.67 |
| 15 | Elijah St. Hilaire | Army | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
| 15 | Squally Canada | BYU | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| 17 | Micah Hannemann | BYU | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Bilal Ally | U Mass | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| 17 | Sekai Lindsay | U Mass | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 3.00 | 4.00 |
| 20 | Chris Carter | Army | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Malik Zaire | Notre Dame | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 22 | John Robinson-Woodgett | U Mass | SR | FB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |